Boot-blacking case



F. G. HARDING.

Boot Blacking Case Patented July 25 1865.

m'lnease N. PETERS Phulb-Liihognphur, wnsnin mn. n. c,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS Gr. HARDING, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT-BLACKING CASE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,931, dated July 25,1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS G. HARDING, of Boston,in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Boot-Blackin g Gases; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereofiwhich willenable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

Thefrequentand necessary polishingof boots and shoes by applyingblacking thereto has always been the cause of much annoyance, vexation,and inconvenience, owing in a great part to the fact that the variousnecessary implements and material were never kept in any one place,being laid or thrown here or there, as was most convenient at: themoment.

The want of some convenient case in which all the necessaryimplementsfor blacking boots and shoes could be kept has long been felt, and torender such a case still more desirable it is evident that,in additionto its convenience for the ready blackin g of boots, 850., it should beso constructed or arranged as to relieve its exterior appearance of thereal purpose for which it is intended, so that,it' desired, it could beplaced in any apartment of a house, no matter how nicely or elegantlyfurnished,without in the least defacing or injuring the ap-' pearance ofthe room. Such a blacking-case would be, it is apparent, quite adesideratum, the advantages of which would be man yas, for instance, aperson could thus have in his chamber or sleeping-room, always at hisready access and convenience, acomplete setof blacking materials for hisboots and shoes.

To provide a case which would not only combine all of the aboveadvantages, but also be simple and economical in its manufacture, is theobject of the present invention, and is secured by forming under theordinary seat-cushion of a chair or other similar piece of furniture abox, in which are placed in the most convenient manner the blacking,(both paste and liquid, or either, as may be desired,) one or morebrushes, a suitable-shaped rest or stand for the foot, and anyproper-shaped vessel [or holding water to moisten the paste-blackingwhen used, the seat being hinged at its rear end, so as to be readilyswung up, exposing the blacking materials to view, or closed upon thesame, as may be desired. These various materials and implements can besecured therein in any proper manner, so that as the chair is moved fromplace to place they cannot tumble or fall about in the box.

Having thus generally stated the objects and purposes of the presentinvention and the manner in which the same are accomplished, I will nowproceed to describe them in detail, reference being had to theaccompanying plate of drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof a chair combining in its seat, in a conveniently-arranged manner, acomplete set of implements and materials for the blacking of boots andshoes; and Fig. 2 is section in plane of line or m, Fig. 1.

a a in the accompanying drawings represent a chair made of any of theordinary shapes and styles; I) b, its seat, hinged at its rear to theback 0 of the chair, so as to be susceptible of being swung up away fromthe seatframe (1 or down upon the same, as desired; ff, a box formedunder seat b,within its frame (I, to which the seat is a cover, and inwhich are placed and arranged the following articles, viz: gg,afoot-rest made of suitable shape and secured to bottom of box in anyproper manner, on which the foot is placed when the boots are to bepolished, the toe toward the back of the chair; h h, a boxofpaste-blacking inserted and tightly held between standards of box andin rear of foot-rest g by a suitable screw-rod, m; m m, a water vesselor pot held within the groove of the bot-tom of the box, having adelivering tapering spout, n, and apertures 0, for tilling it, andplaced alongside ot' the box of blacking h h; pp, a bottle of liquidblacking placed next to water-vessel m m, in a socket,q, of samediameter as bottle, formed and fastened to the under side of the box; 7'r, a blankingbrush, and s s a boot-jack, respectively placed on eachside of foot-rest g 9.-

From the above description it is apparent I that I have convenientlyarranged within the seat of a chair all the implements and materialnecessary for a person to use when desired to black or polish his bootsor shoes, to which ready access is had by simply lifting the'seat- Thecombination of the chair a, hinged seat bottom therefrom, the advantagesof which I), and foot-rest 9, arranged, as herein speciare evident; and,furthermore, that I have acfied, for the reception and use ofhoot-blacking complished this result in a simple, neat, and appliances.

tasty manner, and to which, when the chairseat is closed, there can benoiobjection on 210- FRANCIS HARDING count of its external appearance.Witnesses:

What I claim as new, and desire to secure ALBERT W. BROWN,

by Letters Patent, is- M. M. LIVINGSTON.

